Do you know anything about table manners in other countries? When you travel around the world and decide to try local cuisine in a traditional setting, you may notice how different table manners are in some countries from your own. Of course, you don’t want to get into an awkward situation or seem rude. So here are 12 rather unexpected table manners from around the world! TIMESTAMPS: Don't use forks in Thailand 1:10 Don't eat everything in China 1:55 Be prepared to share in Ethiopia 2:39 Asking for more cheese in Italy will offend the chef 3:22 Don't ask for salt and pepper in Portugal 4:05 Be careful with chopsticks in Japan 4:45 Don't touch food with your left hand in the Middle East 5:32 Don't just drink wine in Georgia 6:18 Don't refill your own glass in Japan 6:56 Only drink cappuccino before noon in Italy 7:32 Guests in Kazakhstan are greeted with half a cup of tea 8:21 A clean teapot in China is a teapot without a soul 9:17 Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ SUMMARY: In Thailand, it is considered bad manners to take food from a plate with a fork. However, it is allowed to put food on a spoon with a fork. That's all! In China, it is impolite to eat everything on your plate. An empty plate means that the host did not put enough food on it and the guest is still hungry. If you sit down at a table in Ethiopia and expect someone to give you your own plate, you will most likely miss a meal! Everyone else will just eat without utensils from one large plate in the middle of the table. But despite all the love of Italians for this product, asking for more cheese is considered rude. This can offend the cook, since you are saying that you did not like the way he prepared the dish and you want to change it. Asking for salt or pepper in this country can offend the hosts. The idea is roughly the same as in Italy: the cook may be offended by the fact that you want to season the dish he lovingly prepared. According to tradition, chopsticks are placed vertically during funerals. In a restaurant, such a gesture can offend the owner. In the Middle East, India, and some African countries, the left hand is used for, er, cleaning after going to the toilet. If you find yourself at a festive dinner in Japan where wine is served, never pour yourself a glass. You should fill the glass of the person sitting next to you at the table, and he will do the same for you. Italians, of course, drink cappuccino, but it is a drink for breakfast, and sometimes instead of it. If you drink this type of coffee during the day, the milk in it can harm your stomach - at least, this is what the Italians themselves think. When it comes to the tea ceremony, we usually remember either Japan or Britain with their pretentious tea etiquette. But it turns out that Kazakhstan is also full of tea lovers, and they also have their own rules. If you are invited to a tea ceremony in China, and you decide to offer your help with the dishes, do not even think about washing the teapot! The Chinese do not wash their teapots with detergent, and this is especially true for traditional clay teapots. Subscribe to AdMe: http://goo.gl/DgUonf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are on social networks: 5-Minute Crafts on Youtube: https://www.goo.gl/8JVmuC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More great articles and videos on http://adme.ru/